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  1. sponshorship once you are in the states

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in International Nursing

    thanks suzanne, just wondered if any uk nurses had done this kind of sponsoship. dd was in nursing school and then had to leave after a year as she had an accident which prevented her from returning....

  2. When we were younger new flegling nurses :D

    cariad replied to Silverdragon102's topic in International Nursing

    after being in quite a few hospitals and seeing how they deal with the lack of the poo eater is intriguing. I cant believe that they have never followed thru with the brits and still expect their...

  3. the lowdown on unemployment in usa

    cariad posted a topic in International Nursing

    up until now, as most of you know my experiences have mostly been good while we have been in the states. my biggest worry has always been the future and having enough money to live on as we get older...

  4. Car Insurance advice for the USA

    cariad replied to madwife2002's topic in International Nursing

    each hospital has different benefits, with different costs, even although my insurance company has paid out lots of money for our treatment since the accident, they are now issuing us with forms to...

  5. the lowdown on unemployment in usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in International Nursing

    thanks for the good wishes, i am on the road to recovery and i will get back to work, as soon as i am able. we have had over two and a half years of good health and good fortune before this has...

  6. moving abroad

    cariad replied to danissa's topic in International Nursing

    i am one of the nurses who made the move from scotland to the usa, we chose to do something different and wanted to come to the states as we had always liked it here when we came on holiday and we...

  7. Car Insurance advice for the USA

    cariad replied to madwife2002's topic in International Nursing

    your medical insurance will come with your job and you will get discounted rates for the family. thanks to the advice from madwife we took extra insurance when we insured our suv, and then had an...

  8. Shifts in the USA

    cariad replied to Clarecartwright's topic in International Nursing

    i have worked in a few places now and most shifts are 12 hours plus 30 minutes which is your unpaid break. so most shifts are 7-7 with 30 minutes added on either at one end of the shift or 15 minutes...

  9. When we were younger new flegling nurses :D

    cariad replied to Silverdragon102's topic in International Nursing

    degree students were very thin on the ground where i was, and i think that its just a lack of knowledge as to what the degree nurses are expected to study compared to the diploma students. but there...

  10. Good luck to all its a long road!!

    cariad replied to scotnurse's topic in International Nursing

    good work for surviving it all. it is a long road. we are now in our third year away from the uk, but we have done quite a bit of travelling. we started our contract with 18 months in the virgin...

  11. We're finally here in AZ

    cariad replied to arys1075's topic in International Nursing

    welcome to arizona, pleased to see that one or two brits are making it across the

  12. Questions for UK nurses who have made the move to the USA

    cariad replied to Clarecartwright's topic in United Kingdom

    we are now in our third year now, and dh hasnt really had a proper job. he also has no formal training, he worked with adults with learning disabilities and learned as he worked in the uk. he was...

  13. Wish me luck !

    cariad replied to Clarecartwright's topic in International Nursing

    it all sounds good, nice to have a place to focus on at the beginning of your long journey. good luck with the

  14. To Uk Nurses, What's Life In The Us Like?

    cariad replied to ICU_JOSIE's topic in International Nursing

    i suppose we can all only comment on the different states that we are in. we love the lifestyle over here. we are in our third year and sometimes it still seems like it has only been a short time...

  15. Happy New Year

    cariad replied to english_nurse's topic in International Nursing

    happy new year to all my friend over here and there. hope to make more of you my friends this year. we all have to get together

  16. When we were younger new flegling nurses :D

    cariad replied to Silverdragon102's topic in International Nursing

    hey, dont you know that the states dont have disposable bedpans, nor a sluice, all plastic bedpans charged to the patient used in the rooms and then washed in the patients own bathroom, and then...

  17. Hopes For The New Year

    cariad replied to topscot's topic in International Nursing

    we are all hoping that those of you who want to come to the states get here soon, met up with a few already here and looking forward to meeting up with more of you. hopefully its a pool party before...

  18. What do you do

    cariad replied to XB9S's topic in International Nursing

    i love shopping, and i especially like to shop for bargains. its an achievement to go into a shop spend $29;00 and be told that we saved $30;00 !!!!! just been shopping for next xmas now, we have...

  19. Christmas off duty

    cariad replied to english_nurse's topic in International Nursing

    i was off for 3 days until tonight when i was 12 hour nights,,,,census is low so they called me at 5pm to cancel me,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, me i'm not complaining. am working 30th,...

  20. what did santa bring you???

    cariad replied to english_nurse's topic in International Nursing

    we exchanged lots of gifts this year as last year we were getting ready to move from our carribean island and were having trouble with the case limits as it was. we have bought each other lots of...

  21. Happy Christmas Everyone

    cariad replied to debbieuk's topic in International Nursing

    merry christmas to all my friends on here, back home in the uk, the friends that we have made here, and all future friends from the uk who are coming here. hope that santa is good to you...

  22. Difference between nursing in the UK vs nursing in the US?

    cariad replied to Skwidward's topic in International Nursing

    pharmacy hand delivered a 30 ml pca cartridge to me as the narcotic was fentanyl and had to be especially mixed, it was wrapped in an a4 piece of paper,,,,,picked the paper up and the whole thing...

  23. Guidelines for obtaining a Credit Score in the US

    cariad replied to madwife2002's topic in International Nursing

    ogp nurses do get help,,,,,,believe it or not !!! they have an agreement with bank of america who will give employees a loan for a car and a credit card for aroumd $5,000. our bank also gave us one...

  24. uk nurses who have come to the usa

    cariad replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    i just wanted to post on this thread in particular, as i started it such a long time ago. there have been good times and some tough times since we all came here. because of allnurses we have made some...

  25. OMG- Flights are booked

    cariad replied to Belinda-wales's topic in International Nursing

    sorry to hear about the house,,,,,,hope its sorted soon, and that you have someone to leave behind that can look after the uk end. wear winter woolies, its freezing here. 80 plus degrees last week and...